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Kirk WilliamsFrontier Consulting, Inc.
Senior Oracle Consultant
Oracle’s Best Kept SecretOracle iSetup
Setup Automation and Management of the
Oracle e-Business Suite
Oracle iSetup
Agenda
• Vision and Goals
• iSetup Components and Architecture
• Benefits
• Release Status
• Footprint
• Next Steps
• Q&A
To fully automate the setup of the Oracle E-Business Suite
Vision
• New Implementation– Support initial implementation– Simplify requirements collection– Automate data setup
• Management of Setup Data– Automate moving setup parameters
from one instance to another– Extend existing data– Keep track of setup data– Generate Setup Reports
Business Goals
Oracle iSetup Components
• iSetup Configurator
• iSetup Migrator
• iSetup Reporter
• For initial implementation• Collects requirements by
presenting business questions• Derives setup options based on
your responses• Incorporates leading business
practices into template data• Loads all the setup data with the
click of a button
iSetup Configurator
iSetup Configurator
Load
APIs
Answer Questionnaire using iSetup Configurator
Configuration File
iSetup.oracle.com
Oracle E-Business Suite, Target Instance
SetupTables
API
Repository
SetupQuestionnaire
Database
Demo of iSetup.oracle.com
• Automates moving of setup data from one instance to another
• Generates additional setup data based on existing data. For example:– Create a new Accounting Calendar– Create a new Chart of Accounts
iSetup Migrator
iSetup Migrator
Load
APIs
Extract
Snapshot File
Oracle E-Business Suite, Source Instance
Oracle E-Business Suite, Target Instance
SetupTables
API
Repository
APIs
Setup
Tables
API
Repository
• Report on Setup data• Maintain snapshots for later
reference• Compare setup data across
instances• Compare setup data at different
times
iSetup Reporter
iSetup Reporter
iSetupReporter
Extract
Snapshot /Snapshot File/Configuration/
Configuration File
Oracle E-Business Suite, Source Instance
Setup Reports (HTML and Text)
APIs
SourceDatabaseInstance
iSetup Usage Scenario - I
iSetupConfigurator
CRP
System
Test
Production
OriginalConfiguration
RevisedConfiguration
iSetup Usage Scenario - II
Migrate
iSetupConfigurator
CRP
SystemTest
Production
OriginalConfiguration
Refine
Migrate usingiSetup Migrator
iSetup Benefits
• New Implementations
– Proven and consistent setup data
– Reduced risk to your implementation
– Reduced time to go-live
– Reduced ongoing maintenance and support needs
iSetup Benefits
• Existing Implementations
– Ease of maintenance
– Reduced time in administrative tasks
– Easier expansion of setup parameters
– Easier to maintain history of setup data
– Help in resolving system problems
Release StatusiSetup Configurator
In production with R11i.8
iSetup Migrator Scheduled for R11i.9
Actual release 8-11-2003
iSetup Reporter Scheduled for R11i.9
Actual release 8-11-2003
iSetup Footprint
• Financial – General Ledger– Accounts Payable– Accounts Receivable– Fixed Assets– Cash Management– Purchasing
iSetup Footprint
• Manufacturing– Inventory– Bill of Material– Engineering– WIP– Costing– Order Management– Shipping
iSetup Footprint
• Human Resources– Human Resources
Summary
• iSetup Is Not for Every Customer Situation
• Advantages & Disadvantages of iSetup
• Summarize Cost of Implementation or Migration Option
Contacts
• Jim Lange, Product Director
E-mail: [email protected]: 425-820-1203
• Manoj Gupta, Product Manager
E-mail: [email protected]: 650-506-5947
• Kirk Williams, Project Manager
E-mail: [email protected]: 832-244-6255
Frontier Consulting, Inc.
Updates Provided by Jim Lange and Manoj
GuptaProduct Director
Oracle iSetup Development
Oracle Corporation
AQ&Q U E S T I O N SQ U E S T I O N S
A N S W E R SA N S W E R S
Frontier Consulting, Inc.